MOPED ARMY

Tptwo Tptwotwo Wrote:

Not likely to happen, Americans love their SUV's too damn much.

It's hardly new technology. There were direct injected two strokes in the 1950's. Both Piaggio and Aprillia have had built 50cc scooters based on this system. The technology is there, the market isn't.

РОЛИЕλΫ ДЃρΰΩ Wrote:

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I guess you don't understand what "no" means.

sorry, mopeds are dead. They have been for decades. scooters are better in every way. They have great storage, they are more comfortable, and more reliable. the 4 stroke engine provides a wide power band that can deal with hills as well as flats. It is also efficient and clean running, not to mention smooth. 2 stroke is at it's best running a constant RPM, making them great for industrial and marine applications.

mopeds were cheap disposable vehicles that somebody forgot to throw out.

what makes mopeds great are their riders that have made something out of them. There is an art to building a reliable and good performing machine from discarded junk. we are neither the problem nor the solution. At our best we show the world that we can build something better with our own hands. At our worst, we are really noisy and kinda smelly. Build, ride and love...perfect you're craft. This is no revolution, but a form of expression.

Noel Motzing Wrote:

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Alright then, still probably isn't going to happen, Americans aren't interested in mopeds or scooters much, if at all.

yes yes, all mopeds and scooters suck. lets all buy road kings and convert them to e-bikes.

Walker Quine Wrote:

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Aren't you busy enough replying to your own threads?

News for you, the Mythbusters tested the emissions from the cleanest of today's motorcylces vs. the cleanest of cars and found that even a modern motorcycle engine puts out much more pollutants than a car engine. Yes, the motorcylce used less fuel, but the fuel usage reduction did not translate into less emissions. Moped engines are far from even the cleanest motorcycle enignes, when it comes to emissions.

Personally, I don't give a shit. Ride your moped all the way to the bank with the great fuel economy compared to the car drivers. But don't try to justify that a moped has lower pollution than a car.

Paul

Mythbusters is just a tv show for entertainment, they've been proven wrong before. If you look at the big picture you could easily argue that mopeds are much more efficient than cars. Sure most of us aren't riding mopeds to save the planet but they aren't as damaging as some people would like to have you believe. Even electric bikes powered by coal fired powerplants aren't "clean", it's just a little detail that is overlooked.

Paul Probus Wrote:

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